Headdress



J. M. DOHEN May 7! HEADDRESS F iled Jan. 14. 1938 .....n M Wu IN T ATTORNEY- Josep Ayah/6n 7 pm Fateieieei May 2', i

UNITED STATES greater PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to headdress and more particularly to headdress of the prevalent bandana type of headdress used in place of a hat by women.

Objects The objects of the invention are to provide an improved headdress of the character indicated: to give to the headdress a more sturdy construction where strain is applied; to give a greater body to the headdress adjacent the face of the wearer; to provide convenient means for securing the headdress in place; to enable the securing means to attach the headdress in place in various ways; to enable the structure to be of single thickness of body material or double thickness as found most desirable; to provide a core or enlarged center upon which the body material may be rolled evenly so as to change the shape of the headdress or manner of wearing the same thereby exposing more of the wearers face: to provide a construction which is readily manufactured, requiring minimum operations and minimum material; and to obtain other advantages and results as may be brought out in the following description.

1 Drawing Figure 1 is a plan or face view of the extended headdress constructed in accordance with my invention;

Figure 2 is a sectional view thereof, taken on line 22 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a similar sectional view of a modifled construction wherein doubled thickness of body portion is provided;

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the headdress applied and tied at the back of the wearers neck; and

Figure 5 is a similar perspective view of the headdress applied and tied under the wearers chin.

Description In the specific embodiment of the invention illustrated in said drawing, the reference numeral Ill indicates the body portion of headdress of cloth or other suitable material of my improved construction, said body portion preferably being triangular and shown substantially an equilateral triangle as completed and while this is the specific showing and accordingly thus described, it is to be understood other shapes may be employed if found desirable and the description therefore is not to be considered limiting in that respect.

Across a part of one side margin of the headdress I preferably provide a longitudinal enlargement H in the shape or form of a roll. This enlargement is preferably obtained by utilizing a core l2 of flexible or pliable material of the desired diameter to correspond to the desired diameter of the roll. The length of this core is preferably such that the roll extends only part-way across the margin and not entirely to-the opposite apexes of the triangular body portion. The length of the roll is proportioned so as to bring the ends of the rolls substantially adjacent the ears of the wearer when the headdress'is worn. This core I2 is enclosed within a marginal portion of the body portion, for instance as shown in Figure 2 by clamping the margin of the body portion around the roll, the hem being indicated at l3 and stitching therefor at It. The stitching of the hem I3 may, and preferably is, made after the core 12 is placed in desired position, the stitching being close enough to the core to retain it from slidinglongitudinally. However, if desired, the core may be otherwise anchored than by mere frictional contact or tension of the material passing around the same.

If so desired, the headdress may be made with the body portion of double thickness. Plan of a bandana made in such manner appears identical with the plan shown in Figure 1. Cross section of such a construction is shown in Figure 3, and by reference to both of these figures ill; will be understood that the material, before bein stitched is substantially square and the core I2 is placed across the material in a direction from corner to corner through the middle of the blank. The material is then bent around the core across the diagonal of the square, bringing the two halves together as indicated in Figure 3. Line of stitching l l, is then run across the doubled material next to the core, holding the core in position just as in the previously described construction.

-The length of the core in the present instance is preferably less than the distance between the diagonal corners of the square and thus leaves apex portions of the doubled material which are free of the core. In both instances, these apex portions preferably are reinforced by the doubling of the material and stitching It will constitute the portions of the headdress which are tied for securing the headdress in place. The knot l5 made by the user when applying theheaddress in place is indicated in Figures Mind 5, the use of the device being indicated as alternatively tying the same at the back of neck as in Figure 4 or under the chin as in Figure 5. Likewise, in Figure 5 is indicated by dotted lines that the headdress may be rolled winding some of the body material around the enlargement II, and thus increasing the diameter of the rolled portion or enlargement and exposing a greater portion of the users face.

Obviously further detailed changes or modifications both of construction and use may be employed without departing from the inventive concept of the present invention, and I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the exact constructions or uses actually shown in the drawing except as specifically recited in the followin claim when construed in the light of the prior art.

I claim:

A headdress comprising a body portion of one piece material substantially triangular in shape and providing a longitudinal enlargement along one side margin thereof with a doubled edge, a

head with the said enlargement snugly resting.

against the forehead thereof, thereby enabling the core to be rolled within the adjacent material when adjusting the headdress for different sizes on the wearer's head.

JOSEPH M. DOHEN. 

